Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
Recipe
- Title:
- Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
- Categories:
- Desserts
- Yield:
- 16 servings
Ingredients
- 4 oz Chocolate -sweet baking
- 2 ea Eggs
- 3 tb Butter or margarine
- 3/4 c Sugar
- 2 tb Butter /margarine - softened
- 1/2 c Flour - all purpose
- 3 oz Cream cheese - softened
- 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1/4 c Sugar
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1 ea Egg
- 1 ts Vanilla extract
- 1 tb Flour - all purpose
- 1/4 ts Almond extract
- 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
- 1/2 c Pecans or walnuts-chopped
Directions
- Combine chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter in top of double boiler; bring water to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
- Set aside to cool.
- Combine 2 tablespoons butter and cream cheese, creaming until light and fluffy.
- Stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
- Set aside.
- Beat 2 eggs at medium speed of an electric mixer until thick and lemon colored.
- Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating well.
- Combine 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, and salt; add to egg mixture, mixing well.
- Stir in cooled chocolate, flavorings, and pecans.
- Pour half of chocolate batter into a greased 8 inch square pan.
- Spread with cheese mixture; top with remaining chocolate batter.
- Cut through mixture in pan with a knife to create a marbled effect.
- Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack; cut into squares.
- Yield: 16 brownies.
- From the Southern Living Cookbook
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